Hermes Manuel Palomino Fariñes (born 4 March 1988 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan footballer who currently plays as a forward.
Palomino started playing as a professional at the age of eighteen with Trujillanos. The following year, he joined Carabobo but, after one season playing with the team, was bought by Guaros de Lara.
Palomino played also for two other Venezuelan clubs, Minervén and Aragua, until 2011, when he joined Bulgarian A PFG side Cherno More Varna.
On 1 July 2011 Palomino scored on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Dacia Chià ÂinÃÂu, netting the second in a 2âÂÂ2 draw. He made his league debut for Cherno More in a 2âÂÂ0 win over Montana on 6 August. Week later, Palomino scored his first goal in the Bulgarian A PFG in their 3âÂÂ1 home win against Levski Sofia. On 27 August he assisted Ilian Kapitanov for the second goal in a 2âÂÂ0 home victory over Minyor Pernik. On 18 October, in a 5âÂÂ0 away victory over Kaliakra Kavarna, he assisted Georgi Iliev for the first goal in the match and scored Cherno More's third. On 28 November, in a 1âÂÂ1 away draw against Slavia Sofia, Palomino netted his third goal of the season.
During the winter break, he was close to being transferred to Zorya Luhansk, but the deal eventually fell through. He missed the last games of the 2011âÂÂ12 A PFG season due to sustaining an injury. Palomino was mostly confined to substitute appearances following Georgi Ivanov's appointment as head coach.
On 25 May 2013, Palomino signed with Atlético Venezuela on a two-year deal.
In January 2019, he signed for FC Sevlievo in Bulgaria after two seasons in Finland for PEPO.
In February 2020, Palomino moved to Montenegro to join FK LovÃÂen.
In December 2011, Palomino received his first call-up to the national team for a friendly game against Costa Rica. On 22 December, he made his debut, coming on as a second-half substitute for Louis Angelo Peña in the match that was lost by a score of 0âÂÂ2.